David Atherton is right, nearly all the Judaea Capta bronze coins have been messed with. An all natural coin like the one pictured pictured in...
Finn235, Your question is a good one & there may be no definitive answer. One thing is for sure, when the Vandals, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, & Huns...
Del44, My two cents worth, the style looks wrong & the overall softness of details is suspicious. Hence, I agree with Valentinian, FAKE.
Ancient Joe, That coin is a great piece of tribal art. What is the date range & weight of the coin? Tell me those people weren't into psychotropic...
panzerman, you've been a busy boy :wideyed:, congrats! I collect ancients but could live comfortably with that 4 ducat jewel from Munich...
Attached are photos of a Eastern Celtic imitation of a Thasos tetradrachm I won from a CNG auction about 15 years ago, circa 100 BC - AD 100, 35...
Attached are a few favorite folli from my collection. ;) Diocletian, Trier Mint, 10.61 gm. [ATTACH]...
Professor Kenneth Harl answered more of my questions on Roman coinage in his book Coinage in the Roman Economy, 300 B.C. to 700 A.D., than in any...
Thierry Pruvost, Don't be offended by the stupid remarks of some members, get used to it. :banghead:
David Atherton, Nice addition of an iconic Roman victory coin, especially on a large planchet. The Judaea Capta series has always fascinated me....
Bing, Maybe Deacon Ray's choice of words could have been better but I agree with him in respect to a spiritual connection with some ancient coins....
The term "proof-like" existed long before PCGS. The Canadian Mint used this designation to describe early strikes that received special handling,...
Noah Finney, you really can't call these coins fakes, they're style copies that have been machine struck. They remind me of Slavey Petrov's coins.
Ken Dorney, Don't confuse value for the melt value of the mounting. Don't forget there is a fabrication cost for the mounting as in all jewelry....
Mr. Johnson. the mount is clearly modern & probably worth as much as the coin. So why not leave it as a jewelry item?
Bing, sounds like good advice. :happy:
[ATTACH] lordmarcovan, for comparison here is a gold solidus of Zeno struck by a German tribe I added to my collection this year, late 5th-early...
There isn't too much left on this coin....:smuggrin:
panzerman, I love that needle sharp reverse of Fortuna. :wideyed:
"A picture is worth a thousand words."
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